Emiya Kiritsugu's purpose was obvious.
He—came here to kill people.
So that my wife and daughter will not be hurt again.
Ever since he gave up the unrealistic ideal of "partner of justice" and faced the reality, the only motivation supporting Kiritsugu was his family.
For his family, he would do anything, even more unscrupulous than when he was a partner of justice.
After settling down in the mountain villa of the Matou family, the whole family enjoyed a long-awaited, somewhat overly sumptuous breakfast - considering that there was a number one glutton in the house, Shinji arranged for someone to deliver food to the villa by truck overnight - Kiritsugu did not stay in the land of comfort, and drove back to the city.
Although Shinji promised to solve everything and let him stay at home to accompany his family, calm them down, and keep an eye on two vampires to prevent them from running around, Kiritsugu really couldn't just stay at home.
It's not that I don't trust Shinji, I just don't want to do nothing when my family is under a fatal threat.
By the way, he also wanted to find some peace and quiet. His wife Irisviel and his daughter Illya were lively people to begin with, and now Natalia and ** were equally restless. Although they got along well and there was no Shura scene that everyone liked to see, Kiritsugu still felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to find a place to be quiet.
In response, Irisviel, Illya, and ** expressed their objection - after what happened yesterday, it would be better not to go out today.
However, Natalia expressed her support. This was the efficient and efficient kid she was familiar with. If it wasn't for the fact that daytime was not suitable for Dead Apostles to move around, and she had promised Shinji not to leave the villa, she would have wanted to go along and do something.
All I can say is that a mother is a mother after all, and her attitude towards her son is different from that of other women.
Under Natalia's persuasion, "Just let him go. Even if he's here physically, his heart isn't here. Don't let him cause a big fuss," Kiritsugu began to act.
As expected of the famous "Magician Killer", he has been a famous hunter for more than 20 years. Although his abilities have been surpassed by many new generations, his way of thinking and experience are far beyond the reach of young people.
Shinji asked his sister to check the land and real estate transaction records, and asked Medea to analyze the Command Seals, which was time-consuming and laborious. Kiritsugu only did one thing - go home and keep an eye on them.
He had lived in the Einzbern family for nearly ten years and was very familiar with the family's style of doing things, especially Yahad's methods. He knew that Yahad would not let the traitor go and would definitely send someone back to check. He only had to wait and he would definitely find clues.
For this reason, he didn't even tell his sister, Fujimura Taiga, with whom he had always been close (one-sided), and just watched the girl, who had grown out of being a girl and became a glorious teacher, sitting at the door of his house.
Finally, hard work paid off, and Kiritsugu finally waited for the person he was waiting for. Sera and Lijelite, who were sent by Ahad to gather information, naturally found Taiga, were naturally discovered by Kiritsugu, naturally followed him all the way, naturally found the new base of Einzbern, and naturally—
Well, okay, this is not something that can be taken for granted. With his daughter unwilling to give up her Master status and knowing that the Servant summoned by Ahad is the great hero Hercules, Kiritsugu simply cannot rush in without thinking.
What he really needs to do is to explore along the periphery of the barrier and investigate everything that can be investigated in order to formulate a practical and effective battle plan. This almost cold rationality is the reason why Kiritsugu can defeat the strong with the weak many times.
At this time, Kiritsugu did not know that Shinji had also found the base of Einzbern, and was planning to make a quick decision and solve the problem of Einzbern once and for all.
When the investigation was about halfway done, Kiritsugu felt the barrier shake, and it was obvious that someone was using the most primitive method to violently break the barrier. This discovery made Kiritsugu feel excited, and he knew that the opportunity had come, an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Now that the barrier is under attack, the stronghold's early warning and defense capabilities will undoubtedly be reduced to the lowest level. This is a very suitable time to conduct an in-depth investigation or take the opportunity to kill the master, which are what the "Magician Killer" is best at.
Having made up his mind, Kiritsugu carefully sneaked into the interior. The route he took was the relatively weaker defenses of the back mountain. He took every step very cautiously. Having been active in the war zone for many years, he knew the principles of "being cautious" and "not being greedy for success". It would be great if he could gain something, but it didn't matter if he didn't, because he could find another opportunity in the future. His life no longer belonged to him alone. He had a wife, a child, a foster mother, and a sister, and he needed to be responsible for them.
He advanced step by step, testing his way forward. Whether the barrier was destroyed, the villa was shattered, or even the strange phenomenon of the sun exploding in the sky, it did not make him change his strategy. Instead, he became more and more conservative. Without the protection of a servant of the same monster level, he would lose his life if he was not careful.
After approaching to a certain distance, Kiritsugu found a safe observation point and hid himself there. He stopped moving forward and instead used a telescope to observe the situation around the villa.
The various visions before showed that the invaders were very strong, so strong that even though they had the advantage of the terrain, the enemy still demolished the workshop. In this severe situation, as long as Yahad's brain was not broken, he would definitely make the decision to retreat. The enemy invaded from the front of the mountain, and the best route to retreat was naturally behind the mountain where he was. All he had to do was wait patiently here and wait for the opportunity.
Of course, there are other possibilities. For example, the invaders are too strong and the Einzbern army is annihilated, or Yahad suddenly explodes and makes a desperate counterattack. But firstly, this possibility is not high, and secondly, if this situation really happens, I can also see some clues - the villa is no longer usable, no matter which side wins, they have to leave - there is no need to rush.
This judgment was undoubtedly correct. A few minutes later, someone ran out of the villa. The pure white and gold dress unique to the owner of the house told Kiritsugu that it was the person he was looking for, Eubustakuhaid von Einzbern.
However, he did not rush to draw his gun and kill people, because he was not sure whether there were other guards around Yahad.
Moreover, Kiritsugu was also hesitant. After all, it was this old man who made him meet Irisviel. Was it really okay to just end his life like this
Just hesitating, following, and monitoring.
It was confirmed that the old man was really as miserable as he appeared. He had no guards around him, was alone, and was injured.
I also heard the old man's out-of-control monologue.
At this moment, Kiritsugu made a decision.
He walked out of the forest where he was hiding and faced the old man he had lived with for ten years.
The determination to kill has not changed, but at least he made it clear before taking action so that he can die with a clear mind.
After saying thank you and sorry, Kiritsugu pulled out a pistol from his coat.
PS: Tiger: I'll give myself a song called "Chikanai Koi". (To be honest, this song is really nice, especially the version by Ai)
PS2: Kiritsugu did not feel guilty about Einzbern's so-called betrayal. It was Ahad's own fault and had nothing to do with Kiritsugu.